Good Monday afternoon to you! What a nice day… All of Alabama is dealing with very mild temperatures and lots of sunshine today, but changes are likely as an upper air trough carves out across the upper midwest. The trough will be just strong enough to send a cold front into Alabama Tuesday evening or Tuesday night. We can expect a band of showers and storms to form ahead of the front sometime after lunch on Tuesday, with periods of rain and thunderstorms through Wednesday morning.

Meanwhile, there is atleast one big event happening in west Alabama this evening. The West Alabama Christmas Parade will kickoff at 6:30 pm in downtown Tuscaloosa. We can expect perfect weather, with a mild evening. Temperatures will fall into the middle 60s during the parade, with no risk of rain across the area. Lows will gradually cool into the lower 50s late tonight, but higher dewpoints will keep temperatures from getting cold.

Tuesday will feature a day with a gusty south wind and increasing clouds. Showers and storms will gradually slip in here from the west, with a good chance of rain late Tuesday evening or Tuesday night. Scattered storms will continue at times through Wednesday morning. Most of the rain will be out of here by lunch on Wednesday. We’ll notice a slightly cooler airmass move in during the midday to early afternoon hours on Wednesday. Temperatures will struggle to reach the middle 60s. Temperatures like that area still above the normal for early December.

We’ll go dry on Thursday, but skies will remain partly sunny. A southwest flow aloft will keep things unsettled and mild through the weekend. While there’s no trigger for rain Friday through the weekend, I can’t rule out a stray shower or storm. Dewpoints will really climb over the weekend, giving us another mild Saturday and Sunday. Lows at night will warm into the lower or middle 50s. Look for partly sunny skies over the weekend.

We will be watching a storm system with great interest that’s set to arrive early next week. Some models are really hammering down a severe weather look on Monday or Tuesday. It’s one to watch close since we’re in the middle of our Fall severe weather season. It’s too early to be specific at this point, but we’ll continue to keep an eye on things. Remember, we’ve had a very quiet start to the fall tornado season so far. That doesn’t mean things will remain quiet though, so it’s a good idea to stay alert through December for any severe weather issues. There’s also signs of a cold snap later in the month.

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Special Weather Statement issued March 31 at 4:01PM CDT until March 31 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS March 31, 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN CULLMAN COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM CDT... AT 401 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NESMITH...OR 9 MILES WEST OF CULLMAN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 31 at 3:57PM CDT until March 31 at 4:30PM CDT by NWS March 31, 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA... * UNTIL 430 PM CDT * AT 356 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SUSAN MOORE...OR NEAR BLOUNTSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

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Special Weather Statement issued March 31 at 3:53PM CDT until March 31 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS March 31, 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL LAUDERDALE AND CENTRAL COLBERT COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT... AT 353 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WALNUT GROVE...OR 14 MILES EAST OF J P COLEMAN STATE PARK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 31 at 3:51PM CDT until March 31 at 4:30PM CDT by NWS March 31, 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN COLBERT COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA... NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA... * UNTIL 430 PM CDT * AT 351 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 31 at 3:47PM CDT until March 31 at 4:30PM CDT by NWS March 31, 2015

Special Weather Statement issued March 31 at 3:35PM CDT until March 31 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS March 31, 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DE KALB COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM CDT... AT 335 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER RAINSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF CROSSVILLE. PENNY SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

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Special Weather Statement issued March 31 at 3:23PM CDT until March 31 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS March 31, 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN COLBERT AND NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT... AT 323 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TISHOMINGO...OR NEAR TISHOMINGO STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 31 at 3:04PM CDT until March 31 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS March 31, 2015

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